User talk:Johnny Reno

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John korsrud
This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of John korsrud, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://www.johnkorsrud.com/bio/.

It is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

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Why the article was deleted
You said:

''I own the copyright to the text. '' This sounds like a pretty solid reason, but let me see if I can convince you it is not.

If the article stands, then Wikipedia owns the copyright to the words. Wikipedia could insist that you are not allowed to post the words on a site you create without giving proper attribution to Wikipedia. Perhaps not a big deal, but you might find it odd to have to add proper licensing to your site to cover words you have written.

Furthermore, anyone can edit the words, so you might decide to copy the latest version from Wikipedia, and find it doesn't match what you originally wrote. You have no standing to object.

Additionally, we allow anyone to register just about any user name. Anyone in the world could have registered the screen name you chose and anyone could claim to be you. Surely you would be unhappy if some other person, claiming to be you, said it was OK to copy your words.

There are ways for people to ensure they are who they say they are, but we have specific procedures for that, and they are more complicated than simply making the claim.

See Donating copyrighted materials

So, while it may seem odd to delete an article using a copyright rule when those words are almost certainly yours, it is being done for your protection. You can give up the rights to your words, but we want you to do so understanding the consequences.-- SPhilbrick  (Talk)  13:21, 28 December 2011 (UTC)